Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-03-07]: Swiss people voted against a bill that would constrain the right to bear arms [sources: 1, 2]. Switzerland maintains one of the greatest militia in the world and almost all men have firearms in their houses. Is the right to bear arms actually a "right"? Are people who bear arms more "free" than those who don't? Is Switzerland protected from enemies due to the fact that its citizens have fireams? Or maybe because of the billions it has in its bank vaults?
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